Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
महापूजोपकरणं योर्पयेद्विश्वभर्तरि । न तं संपत्तिसंभारा विमुंचंतीह कुत्रचित्
mahāpūjopakaraṇaṃ yorpayedviśvabhartari | na taṃ saṃpattisaṃbhārā vimuṃcaṃtīha kutracit
যে ব্যক্তি বিশ্বধারক প্রভুর কাছে মহাপূজার উপকরণ অর্পণ করে, তাকে এই জগতে কোথাও সম্পদের সমাহার ত্যাগ করে না।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee presents trays of worship materials—flowers, lamps, incense, cloth, vessels—to temple priests before Viśveśvara; behind, the sanctum glows; the devotee’s household prosperity is symbolized by full granaries/coins in a subtle vignette.
FAQs
Supporting worship of the Supreme (through offering materials) is dharmic service that yields sustained worldly well-being.
The verse points to Viśveśvara/Śiva as worshipped in Kāśī.
Dāna of mahāpūjā-upakaraṇas—offering worship materials for grand ritual worship.